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...Congress may get rid of a judge for an impeachable offense," said Edwards. "Since Congress is loath to impeach federal judges, this leaves a large category of judiciary misconduct that is safe from regulation...

Author: By Samantha L. Heller, | Title: Judge: Courts Need Autonomy | 10/28/1988 | See Source »

...House voted 46-14 to impeach Mecham February 5 on the two counts on which he was convicted and a charge of concealing a $350,000 campaign loan. The Senate dismissed the third charge during the six-week trial...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mecham Convicted By Arizona Senate | 4/5/1988 | See Source »

Speaker Joe Lane said the House could decide by the end of the week whether to impeach Mecham, who also faces a recall election May 17 and a criminal trial March 9 on charges of concealing a $350,000 campaign loan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arizona Gov. Testifies, May Face Impeachment | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

...case to a jury, and the right to proof beyond a reasonable doubt . . . The skeleton of these safeguards remains, but the Court strips them of life and of meaning . . . The Court asserts that when a jury votes nine to three for conviction, the doubts of the three do not impeach the verdict of the nine. ((But)) we know what has happened: the prosecutor has tried and failed to persuade those jurors of the defendant's guilt. In such circumstances, it does violence to language and to logic to say that the government has proved the defendant's guilt beyond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Court: What The Justices Say It Is | 7/6/1987 | See Source »

...Americans would concern themselves more with morality and worry less about the sexual behavior of their politicians, they would impeach Reagan for the Iran-contra arms sale and forgive Gary Hart his venial sins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Matter Of Ethics | 6/22/1987 | See Source »

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